Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies

South Africa
Minister of Communications
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  • 10 other official names:
  • Minister van Kommunikasie (Afrikaans)
  • uNgqongqotjhe wezokuThintana (Southern Ndebele)
  • UMphathiswa lezoNxibelelwano (Xhosa)
  • Indvuna wezokuXhumana (Zulu)
  • Indvuna leTekuchumana (Swazi)
  • Tona ya Dikgokagano (Northern Sotho)
  • Letona la Dikgokahano (Sotho)
  • Tona la Ditlhaeletsano (Tswana)
  • Holobyeya swa Vuhlanganisi (Tsonga)
  • Minisiṱa wa Vhudavhidzani (Venda)
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Incumbent
Solly Malatsi
since 3 July 2024[1]
Department of Communications and Digital Technologies
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerCyril Ramaphosa
Inaugural holderGraaff, D.P.DeV[2]
DeputyMondli Gungubele
WebsiteDepartment of Communications and Digital Technologies
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The Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies (formerly Minister of Communications, Minister of Posts, Telecommunications and Broadcasting and Minister of Posts and Telecommunications) is a minister in the Government of South Africa, responsible for overseeing the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies.

In May 2014 President Jacob Zuma split the ministry by establishing the position of Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services alongside the Minister of Communications. However, in a cabinet reshuffle in November 2018, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the reversal of the split, absorbing the telecommunications and postal services functions back into the Ministry of Communications.[3] The respective departments did not merge until after the 2019 general election.[4] After the election Ramaphosa renamed the office as the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies.[5]

  1. ^ "Historic day for SA as government of national unity ministers take oath of office". Daily Maverick. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  2. ^ "UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA". Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Read Cyril Ramaphosa's full statement on the cabinet reshuffle". Business Day. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Communications ministry on fifth reshuffle". The Mail & Guardian. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  5. ^ "President Cyril Ramaphosa announces reconfigured departments". Government of South Africa. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2021.